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Maintenance Cost Task Force

IATA's Maintenance Cost Task Force (MCTF) started in 1959 as Production Performance MeasurementWorking Group (PPMWG). It is the only airline volunteer group that gathers and analyzes maintenance cost.​​

IATA's Maintenance Cost Task Force (MCTF) is a volunteer work group dedicated to supporting Technical Operations (Maintenance and Engineering) in an environment where costs are ever increasing.​

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Mission​

Our mission is to be the focal point on commercial airline Maintenance Costs, including MRO (Maintenance, Repair, and Overhaul) cost strategies.

Activities

The MCTF is run by a Steering Committee (SC) made up of airlines, IATA, and OEMs representatives; up to 12 airlines can have seats on the Steering Committee. The SC meets twice a year, holds quarterly conference calls, and organizes the agenda for the annual Maintenance Cost Conference (MCC).

We offer a unique data collection and benchmark analysis with more than 50 airlines representing 25% of world fleet and maintenance expenses.

Annual data collection and benchmark analysis

Our goal is to provide the tools, methodology, and definitions to be able to determine how much it costs an airline to maintain its fleet and be able to use the data in cases of new fleet introduction or expansion, “make vs. buy” decisions, year-over-year trends, etc.

We collect maintenance cost data from more than 50 airlines worldwide (representing about a quarter of the world’s fleet and MRO spend) on an annual basis.

How to participate

Maintenance Cost Conference (MCC)

​The Maintenance Cost Conference (MCC) is MCTF's annual event held over two days in the Fall, in a different location and with a different theme every year. Experts in aircraft maintenance gather to discuss hot topics and industry trends. The conference typically welcomes an average of 150 delegates.

MCC 2017

Who attends the conference?

Based on our past experience, the following professionals, amongst many others, attend:

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Manager, Finance

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Manager, Technical Contracts

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Maintenance Cost Analyst

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Chief Engineer

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Manager, Cost Control

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Technical Director; Director, Engineering

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Director, Finance

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Head of Maintenance

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Engineer

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VP Maintenance & Engineering

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Fleet Manager, Engineering

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General Manager

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Manager, Supply Chain

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Executive VP Operations

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IATA Master Airframe Maintenance Agreement (AMA)

In an effort to make maintenance agreements more efficient, the Master AMA is available for industry use.

Following the best practices in aircraft operations and industry templates, the Master AMA has been developed to facilitate negotiations for heavy maintenance events, such as C-checks, D-checks, structural checks and other types of airframe maintenance.

IATA Master Engine Maintenance Agreement (EMA)

​Component Maintenance Cost Management - 2nd Edition (2015)

The Component Maintenance Cost Management (pdf) paper proposes a method to breakdown CMC with a short description of each category. Additionally, “best practice” examples are provided on how to deal with the most common issues regarding component maintenance.

Inventory Management - 2nd Edition (2015)

The Inventory Management (pdf) manual provides inventory managers with a set of strategies and techniques that will guide them to an optimal inventory solution for a variety of passenger airline and cargo operations.

Aircraft Leases - 4th Edition (2017)

The Aircraft Leases (pdf) manual is intended for engineers working at the airline technical/engineering department as well as technical representatives from leasing companies, and offers guidance on lease-related issues during the aircraft lease life-cycle.

The Labor Rate and Productivity Calculations for Aircraft Maintenance​ (pdf) is a practitioner’s guide for people working in an airline’s technical operations finance department or an MRO organization to determine the actual labor rate as it applies to specific cases: “make vs. buy” decisions, evaluation of profitability, benchmarking purposes.